Rail joint



Sept. 22, 1931 c. TIMPERIO 1,824,637

RAIL JOINT Filed April 9. 1931 20a 24A Z7" /5 .5). 25@ Inventor llomeyPatented sept. 22, Y1931 'RAIL Joiiv'ii; y

This invention relates# generally'ktoy raily join-ts and meansforfprotecting and secur-I ing the same against separationorspreadingthrou-ghthe vcoming loose of the lish 5" plates consequent'upon' the ldisplaceinent lot bolts holding the samer It is an ob-jectof this invention to provide a device loi" the; character described of jVunusual simplicity and ease olil installation,y 10" Which `Vwill bevery effective' not onlyfin preventing the shifting'goffthe lish'plates,but which lpositivelypreventsv the inadvertent displacement of the boltsof'tlieljoints. j

These 'and other objects 'ofi the invention, its i1li' nature', and itscomposition [and arrangement and combinationof parts Will be readilyunderstood byY anyone acquainted With the art yto* which this inventionrelates upon` consnl'ting" thev following descriptions j 'of 'the i20dratrings,'in Whichz- V Figure lis a generalside elevational 'view of arail joint-showing the device 'of myg invention installed thereupm` l ji Figure Q is `aihorizontal' cross' sectional ,25.

the'a'r'row approximatelyonithe line 21-2 of ligurel.Y f s f Y Figure'is'a transverse vertical' cross sec#A tional'viewapproximately ontheline3-'3 .of Figure 2 f looking "in the f direction ofthe arrow; L,Referring in' ldetail to thefdrawing, the numeral referstoeach. of apairof rail ends, and the*nnrnerals',f7'refer4 to angular irish plates.The fish plates are of a. type to en# gage under the flange of the railas at y8 and 9, and to be spaced from the Web 10 of the rail as seen inFigures 2 and 3, thelovver flange portion of the fishplate adapted torest upon and to conform to the base of the rail as seen in thedrawings, As illustrated, the purpose of the invention is to provide agua-rd on each side of the rail and outward A, of a sh plate and soassembled as to be locked against displacement by a single bolt, in suchmanner and so constructed as to prevent displacement of the remainingbolts of the j oint.. I accomplish this purpose by providing opv posedpairs of bodies 11, 12, 13 and 14 assem- 505 bled together by the mainbolt 15, Which revi'evv looking doWnWardlyjin fthe directionroi places-tone lofigithe regulation bolts lot'the joint as appears L'in Figure21Wh'ere it is shown' to be: of Ia greater length than 4the" regulationboltsf'andA provided withY a nut lockiii'g 'means -The body`'11consistsf an elongatednar-'rrow plate`t of considerable 'thicknessvvhich has at one end,` that is tlieloutward 4end there-l of' a hookedormationl Vadapted 'tdengage arundthevend of the s'h plate Van'd beltween the lish plate and thewveb'l() of the rail. Inward'ly oftheY'hoole'd portion 16 4 there 4is an oval .recess `17 adaptedvto permitmove'- ment in one direction of the body 111 `with re'- spect to, theround headto'f a bolt passing through the fisliplate and` the web ofthe'frail and through th'e fish pla'tel of the other side;v n

to accommodate a nut 21 offianother ofthe" t, boltsA fthe' railjoint,*and the' aperture' 20V f 1s adapted yto permit projecting of theend of thebol'ts through .the bodyfllf l The aperture 20 Vis largeenough'to permitpassageof the nut' 21,- fand 'the reess `19beingla'ger'than the, opening 2O permits thenut'itoseatunder ashoulde'forlned-by the Irecess T19 andutheopening A'20f as seenin.Figure 2.= -lciirther inwardly of the recess 19 tl'iereis anotherloval'recess--22si1nilar in` :all respectstothe recess 17. I YInvvar-dlyofthey recess r22f'is a straight Afish vplate engaging` portion 23Whichilias on its inward end f a'n offset Vparallel portion 24 aperturedto receive o'ne end ofthe bolt 15.

i The body 12is-similaitinfall'respects to the" bo'dy llexcept thatwhere the `=bodyll has the' oval'frecesses'; thel body 12' has'therectangular reeessesgsini-ilar to that described randalludedz tna'srece'ss 219 bf: thevbody'll; VV-|VThis arrangement is made sothatWheieaheadlS'othe bolt accommodatedin an ovalirecessrl'fg'the otherend'ofthe bolt andits nutmustneces. sarily be accommodated in arectangular re# cess 19cthaving the opening 2U@ as shown-inthefiravvings.V 'Y y l* 1 'tThe remaining half` ofthe jointI is; COmpdsed of: a p'aii of relatively shorter plates-13 and1lifalready.alludedto:- fBecausewofthe practice; of alternatingthe:direction fofaprojection of the bolts in a rail joint, it will be seenthat in the arrangement prescribed herein that the bolt accommodatingformations of the plates 13 and 14 will alternate in the Vsame manner asdescribed in the cases of plates 6 and 12 and 11. The plate 13 isprovided at its outward end with the hookedportion 25, inward of whichis the nut accommodating recess 26 having the bolt end accommodatingopening 27v ofthe same type as described at 19 in'l respect" the plate11.-

Inwardly of the recess 26 is an oval recess 28 of the same type as thatdescribed with respect of the oval recesses 17 and 22 of the plate 11'.Inwardly of the recess 28 is a flat` tened or straight fish plateengaging portion 29 similar to the fish plate engaging portion 23 of theplate 11. The inward end of the portion 29 does not have an oiset intheV form lof that described at V24, but the"'portion29 engages underthe offset 24 and is apertured to vregisterwith the opening lin theoii'set portion24 to accommodatethe bolt 15.

4'lhezplate 14 isthe same in general ormaltion to the plate 18exceptfthat opposite the recess 26'there is anoval recess 28a andoppositethe oval recessf28 in the'pl`ate 13 there isa rectangular recess26a in the plate 14,/ and inwardly .of the `rectangular recess 26a inthe straight portion 29a for engaging'under the offset 24a of thecompanion plate 12- ThroughV theofset 24a andthe portion 29ay the bolt15 passes. and the nut thereof is pre! vented fromaccidentalxdisplacement by the useof a cotter pin or other locking meansreadily removable.

f It will be observed that'the horizontal elongation of the recesseswhether oval or rectangular, permit the slipping ofthe hooked ends 16..1605, and 25 and 25a around the ends' of the fish plates. and theplates arek then pushed toward each otherso as to completely Y engagethe `hooked portions about the ends of the fish plates, and the bolt 15is then slipped into position. and the removal of the plates is' just asVsimple and expeditious. through the removal Yof the bolt `15. It willbe obvious that the snug engagement of the'boundaries of the recesseswill confine either the `head or the nut. or both.v of the boltsconstituting the joint, and prevent their coming loose and beingmisplaced, and it is impossible thatthe plates have longitudinal*separation without the removal of the boltv 15. As' already stated, thebolt 15 has its nut locked against accidental displacement.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided .a rail joint guard of thetype described-which is not only simple in construction andthereforeinexpensive, but which has a structure and formation and method ofassembly which renders it extraordinarily easy to install and remove.vSuch a provision is believed to be important, because the ordinarytypes of rail joints are notas easy or as quickly removable vention Y YVAWhat is claimed is z-l 1. A rail joint guard of the type describedcomprising, recessed bodies adapted to be assenibled in pairs on eachside of a rail joint by hooking about the ends ofthe ish plates of thejoint and abutting the head and nut of each boltot the rail jointwherebyto' prevent their accidental displacement, and a single boltpassing through the bodies, the fish plates and the web of the rail toassemble.

the guard on the rail joint.

2. A rail joint guard of the type described comprising, recessed bodiesadapted to be assembled in pairson each side of a rail joint by hookingaboutthe ends of the ish plates of the joint and abutting the head and-nut ofl each bolt of therail joint whereby to prevent their accidentaldisplacement, and ya single bolt passing through the bodies, the. ish

kplates and the web of the rail to assemble the. guard on the railjoint,said single bolt being a replacement for an existent rail joint bolt.

v 3. vA rail joint guard of the typev descrlbed comprising, recessedbodies adapted to be assembled in pairs on each side of a rail joint byhookingabout the ends of the fish-plates of the joint and abutting theheadand nut of each bolt of the rail oint whereby to preventtheiraccidental displacement, and a single bolt passing through the bodies,the ish yplates and the web of the rail to assemble the guard on therail joint, said single bolt being adapted todisplace an existent railjoint bolt,

for thispurpose. said bodies being formed to prevent turning of the nutsof said existent bolts when in place on therail joint.

In'testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

CARMINO TIMPERIO.`

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